variofocal lenses

benny123 · 24 May 2009 at 6:05PM

i have had a recent eye test where optician advised variofocal lenses, i have'nt had them before but friends have said they're hard to adjust to though optician did'nt think this would be the case, also the cost was a bit alarming, will be approx £250 with fairly ordinary looking frames, a lot more for designer type frame
any tips from anyone would be appreciated
thank you

suffolkb · 24 May 2009 at 6:27PM

Can`t really offer any advice, but I am looking at variables as well. Specsavers are doing a deal at the moment and if you can`t get on with the specs, they will replace the lenses with bifocals (in my case). I think I will try them as I keep putting my glasses down and then forgetting where I put them.
You`re right though - they are expensive.

Ms_Chocaholic · 24 May 2009 at 6:30PM

I started wearing varifocals about 12 or so months ago and experienced no problems whatsoever in getting used to them. The first day I put them on I was slightly apprehensive but they were just fine and they never felt any different to my normal single vision glasses I had previously

Good luck

PS I got the buy 1 get 1 free deal with Specsavers and they cost about £200 for 2 pairs

Alibat · 24 May 2009 at 6:40PM

After a few years of being very nervous about trying them (due to the expense if I didn't get on with them) I've just taken the plunge and had my first varifocals. They literally took me all of ten seconds to get used to them. It's fantastic being able to read without having to swap glasses.

I had mine from a Tescos optician. They said if I didn't like them they would refund my money which went a long way in making the decision to try them. I got two pairs for a little over £200, which included the eye test, one pair with photochromic lenses and the other pair as sunglasses.

McKneff · 24 May 2009 at 6:47PM

Had my varifocals about 3 years now. Took me a week or so to get used to them. As long as they are properl fitted by an experienced person you should be fine. The brain needs this time (less or more) to adjust. I would recommend them highly. i got fed up of forgetting my reading glasses when i went on holiday or got to work and ended up with my ordinary ones perched on the end of my nose trying to type etc. or reading a newspaper with my face 2 inches from the print.:rotfl::rotfl:

david39 · 24 May 2009 at 7:29PM

The only problem I found with them (being a couch potato) is that if you lie on your side on the settee watching television they don't work because one side of the screen is in focus and the other, looking through the reading part of the lens, is blurred!

suki1964 · 24 May 2009 at 11:49PM

Get varifocals and you wont ever look back.

Specsavers 2 for 1 offer is a bargain OR they are also doing free varifocal lenses

Thats their basic lens or they will take £49 of a better quality lens

I get the £109 lenses and I have had no problems adjusting to them. The more you pay the less blur you get to the edges. Other then that the only thing to get used to is clarity of sight for everything

BitterAndTwisted · 25 May 2009 at 2:23AM

david39 wrote: »

The only problem I found with them (being a couch potato) is that if you lie on your side on the settee watching television they don't work because one side of the screen is in focus and the other, looking through the reading part of the lens, is blurred!

Yes, you're right and I wouldn't have been brave enough to have admitted it on here myself. Hehe.

I got used to my varifocals in about five minutes flat. The only down-side as mentioned is the cost. I think I need a new prescription and I've been putting it off because of this

roddydogs · 25 May 2009 at 6:57AM

Their are 3 grades of VF lenses.......obviously the more you pay the better..........and you dont look as old as someone with Bi-Focals.
Why does Rolf Harris with all his money use Bi-Focals?

benny123 · 25 May 2009 at 1:20PM

thanks for the replies, useful to get other opinions and prices

Ted_Hutchinson · 25 May 2009 at 2:18PM

Although I wouldn't be without my varifocals my partner and a neighbour both were unable to adjust to wearing them. So only get your varifocals from a firm that replaces them with single vision, or offers a full refund if not satisfied in 30 days.

Expect to spend a few days adjusting but be aware some people (both these people I know are over 60) just aren't able to adjust even struggling with them for a month and getting them refitted and double checked.

I wouldn't get my first pair of varifocals from an online provider for that reason.

I have had a pair of varifocals (for use a spare pair) from selectspecs and they seem to be fine now though they did take a while for me to adjust to them.

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